Lynda – AutoCAD Electrical Essential Training

AutoCAD Electrical is a powerful AutoCAD add-on for electrical designers and engineers, offering automated drafting tools for designing wiring, circuiting, PLC modules, panels, and data and schedules. This is on top of all the benefits that AutoCAD brings to the table. This course provides the novice user with the training required to use AutoCAD Electrical quickly and effectively.

Shaun Bryant demos the user interface and leads you step-by-step through the process of creating precise, measured electrical drawings and schematics. Learn how to design wiring diagrams, insert components and terminals, use PLC symbols in ladder diagrams, perform point-to-point wiring, create custom symbols, add annotations like title blocks to drawings, and run reports. In the final chapters, Shaun shows how to set up AutoCAD Electrical to your liking by adjusting settings and customizing the built-in templates, and demonstrates how to reuse, copy, export, and verify drawings. Plus, learn about improvements in the 2018 version of the software, such as 4K high-res and DWG support.

Topics include:

• Navigating the AutoCAD Electrical 2018 interface
  
• Creating electrical drawings
  
• Inserting, editing, and numbering wires
  
• Inserting components
  
• Using 3-phase ladders and components
  
• Working with saved circuits
  
• Using the Circuit Clipboard and Builder;
  
• Editing, moving, copying, and deleting components
  
• Copying installation and location code values
  
• Editing panel drawings
  
• Inserting terminals and jumpers
  
• Using PLC symbols
  
• Point-to-point wiring
  
• Creating custom symbols
  
• Setting up title blocks
  
• Running reports
  
• Adjusting settings and templates
  
• Using the drawing update tools
  
• 2018 improvements: 4K and DWG support
  
• Drawing comparisons
  
• Shared views